Guitarist Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory has been diagnosed with pheochromocytoma — a rare type of tumor that develops in the adrenal glands. A week after his diagnosis, Gilbert underwent successful surgery to remove the tumor.
Gilbert posted a photo of himself post-operation lying in his hospital bed. He wrote, “For the last 14 days I've been living in the hospital having cancer removed. Here's the timeline of my unexpected journey: On December 5th, my wife found me unresponsive in bed. I'd been waking up drenched in sweat the last few days and we thought I was sick. Not being able to wake me, she called 911 and performed CPR and mouth to mouth. Apparently I was doing something called 'agonal breathing' and was minutes from death.”
She continued, “I woke up with 7 paramedics surrounding my bed. I was so confused. My blood sugar somehow dropped to 20 and if my wife hadn't found me, I would've fallen into a coma or died. The paramedics took me to the ER in an ambulance. They couldn't figure out why my blood sugar kept dropping or why my blood pressure kept skyrocketing, even with blood pressure medication in my system. I was hooked up to two different drips I couldn't be separated from.
